Spatial policies across London

2A.2 The Spatial strategy for development

The Mayor will seek to influence the spatial development of London in the following ways:

• placing London more firmly in its global, European and national context (Policy 1.1)
• securing an efficient and sustainable city region to benefit its residents and the country as a whole (Policy 1.2)
• giving priority to the regeneration of North East and South East London and associated parts of the wider South East, especially the Thames Gateway and London-Stansted-Cambridge-Peterborough growth areas (Policy 1.3 and Chapter 5)
• providing a sub regional structure which better integrates the outer, inner and central parts of London and more strongly reflects the key roles of radial linkages
• supporting and co-ordinating sub-regional initiatives within London, bridging the gap between Londonwide and more local actions (Policy 2A.3 and Chapter 5)
• strengthening the strategic role of the Central Activities Zone including the West End Special Retail Policy Area to intensify and accommodate substantial growth, especially in economic activity (Policy 2A.4 and Chapter 5)
• encouraging development in Opportunity Areas, with an overall priority to the east of London, and an expansion of central London activities in the Isle of Dogs and developing Stratford as a European gateway (Policy 2A.3 and Chapter 5)
• intensifying development and promoting more mixed uses, with a special focus on Opportunity Areas and Areas for Intensification that are well served by public transport (Policies 2A.5 and 6)
• enhancing and diversifying the role of town centres and consolidating their strengths in places with good public transport access (Policy 2A.8)
• integrating spatial policies with policies for neighbourhood renewal, better health, improved learning and skills, greater safety and better employment and housing opportunities in the Areas for Regeneration (Policy 2A.7 and Chapter 3A)
• addressing the quality of life and other key issues facing many suburbs in inner and outer London and securing significant improvements in access, services and sustainability (Policy 2A.9)
• preparing frameworks effectively to manage London's stock of industrial land including promotion of Strategic Industrial Locations as London's strategic reservoir for industrial and related uses (Policies 2A.10 and 3B.4).
• improving London's accessibility through the co-ordination of transport and development with an emphasis on improvement to public transport and reducing traffic congestion (sub section 3 below and Chapter 3C).